Balloon

N1527T

2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
F8B-2022
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Rio Rancho, NM
Registration record

N1527T on the FAA register

Type
2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2022
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued
2012-04-02
Airworthiness date
2004-03-19
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D4FC
Mode S (octal)
50152374
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N1527T to the current registrant.
  • 2004-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1978-02-01
    N1527T previously assigned to a Commander 500A (s/n 500A-1113-55); cancelled.
Overview

About N1527T

N1527T is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2022. It is registered to co-owners in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 19, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1527T.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1527T.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.